One advantage to a big family is the constant opportunity for learning.
The best way for anyone to learn a skill is to practice it. The more people surrounding you, the more this concept multiplies its benefits.
For example, if you want to learn public speaking, the best thing to do is to practice it. If you practice in front of even a small group regularly,
That’s why our family regularly has “presentation night.” Each child presents something they learned in the previous week. It might be a dance choreography, a science project, a historical fact, or an essay. (One time I did an impromptu opera and duped my whole family into believing I had an entire Italian piece memorized.)
This reaps immense benefits for the children and the whole family.
- We learn early on present an idea succinctly.
- We learn to let go of ourselves and have fun in the performance.
- We learn the importance of teaching other people the concepts that make us come alive.
We all look forward to presentation night. It’s sure to be a time of love and laughter, and it’s fun to watch each child flourish individually.